In re J.A.S.

¶1 The father (E.S.) of the youths, J.A.S. and E.R.S., appeals from an order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, granting the motion of the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to dismiss this proceeding and to place the children with their mother, (A.S.).

¶2 The issues raised in this appeal are: (a) whether the District Court violated E.S.’s due process rights by dismissing this action without *190providing a contested hearing and; (b) whether the order of the District Court granting DPHHS’s motion to dismiss and place the children with their mother must be…